True, and this is slightly OT, but I find the actual timing of Robin's resignation relevant based on the fact that he was accused of jumping ship to NIN again. Had he left months before the NIN thing actually happened, one'd think it carried less weight in his decision.

johndivney wrote:

russtcb wrote:

What is "all this"?

We, as GN'R fans, we're all on every board (myself included) making like it was the end of times during and after Rio. Everyone was running around posting like the band was over.

Then a string of very successful Latin American and Mexican dates followed by a super kick off to the US Tour and the Trunk interview have a lot of "us" hopefully where we weren't last week. That's how it reads across all of the major forums.

So it's not Axlin's word, it's the general view of GN'R fans who wanted something to be positive about and now have it. Those who were looking for something to be negative about can still call all of this negative, so it works out for them too.

And if by "all this" you mean, my stepping in when you insult another member, as a moderator, that's part of my job. So when I see a user directly stereotype another user based on where they're from, I feel the need to say something.

FUCKING HELL!
where did i say "all this" in my post?
AGAIN, for the second time running you've misquoted & mis-read my post before replying (or maybe third time - & it's something i've noticed happening before to, fwiw)

NO NO NO NO NO - not eveyone was running round like the band was over.

if people couldn't find positives before this week then they are simply idiotic.

i didn't directly stereotype. i can see why you thought i did, but i didn't. you can be anywhere, any nationality & still have an isolationist viewpoint. merely the fact that axlin is american doesn't make it racist. how can you defend him & accuse me when shit was going good with GnR but he chose to ignore that because it wasn't occurring in his own backyard. but suddenly GnR play 3 good shows on USA soil & they've turned the corner?! FUCKING HELL!

you are getting away from my original point, in trying to blame me for being incendiary & racist whenever it's all in axlin's post. why don't you try re-reading it & try to understand where i'm coming from?!
HE questioned what GnR's future was, but at the end he says WE all have something to hold on to. how does that work out?! the only explanation is the one i offered, and tho it doesn't paint a pretty picture it's pretty fucking accurate & otm.

Right. You said "is this all" not "all this". Symantics and I'm not wasting time with that.

If you think that a lot of people weren't questioning the future of GN'R around the Rio show, you should go check out the Rio thread again.

under the excuse that someone awesome has been obtained to provide a tribute for them.